Poet and composer, born in Shropshire to the county's Chief Justice. Little is known of his provincial life. In 1603 he was in London, publishing his 'Vertue Triumphant, or, A Lively Description of the Foure Vertues Cardinall.'. It's dedication to the new King James earned him a knighthood. Leighton's eulogy for the late Queen and praise for her successor ran thus:
'Elizaes losse made wet the driest eies,
And spred sad sorow through our state and land
But present blisse shone from the glorious skies
For mightie love strecht forth his holy hand.'
Leighton's luck at the court of the capricious new monarch failed to endure. He was fined in 1605, sued by Sir William Harmon in 1608 and subsequently outlawed. This led to his imprisonment in 1610, and probably from his cell he wrote his 'Tears or Lamentations of a Sorrowful Soul'. He also published collections made up of his own work plus contributions from other composers and poets of the day. His court fortunes, however, never recovered and he was intestate at his death.
Married Winifred Harcourt. He was a Member of Parliament in 1601 from Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England. He earned a Knighthood in 1603.
'Elizaes losse made wet the driest eies,
And spred sad sorow through our state and land
But present blisse shone from the glorious skies
For mightie love strecht forth his holy hand.'
Leighton's luck at the court of the capricious new monarch failed to endure. He was fined in 1605, sued by Sir William Harmon in 1608 and subsequently outlawed. This led to his imprisonment in 1610, and probably from his cell he wrote his 'Tears or Lamentations of a Sorrowful Soul'. He also published collections made up of his own work plus contributions from other composers and poets of the day. His court fortunes, however, never recovered and he was intestate at his death.
Married Winifred Harcourt. He was a Member of Parliament in 1601 from Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England. He earned a Knighthood in 1603.
Poet and composer, born in Shropshire to the county's Chief Justice. Little is known of his provincial life. In 1603 he was in London, publishing his 'Vertue Triumphant, or, A Lively Description of the Foure Vertues Cardinall.'. It's dedication to the new King James earned him a knighthood. Leighton's eulogy for the late Queen and praise for her successor ran thus:
'Elizaes losse made wet the driest eies,
And spred sad sorow through our state and land
But present blisse shone from the glorious skies
For mightie love strecht forth his holy hand.'
Leighton's luck at the court of the capricious new monarch failed to endure. He was fined in 1605, sued by Sir William Harmon in 1608 and subsequently outlawed. This led to his imprisonment in 1610, and probably from his cell he wrote his 'Tears or Lamentations of a Sorrowful Soul'. He also published collections made up of his own work plus contributions from other composers and poets of the day. His court fortunes, however, never recovered and he was intestate at his death.
Married Winifred Harcourt. He was a Member of Parliament in 1601 from Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England. He earned a Knighthood in 1603.
'Elizaes losse made wet the driest eies,
And spred sad sorow through our state and land
But present blisse shone from the glorious skies
For mightie love strecht forth his holy hand.'
Leighton's luck at the court of the capricious new monarch failed to endure. He was fined in 1605, sued by Sir William Harmon in 1608 and subsequently outlawed. This led to his imprisonment in 1610, and probably from his cell he wrote his 'Tears or Lamentations of a Sorrowful Soul'. He also published collections made up of his own work plus contributions from other composers and poets of the day. His court fortunes, however, never recovered and he was intestate at his death.
Married Winifred Harcourt. He was a Member of Parliament in 1601 from Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England. He earned a Knighthood in 1603.
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